Dealing with a pro se adversary has a number of pitfalls

If you do any litigation, you have probably faced an unrepresented adverse party. According to statistics from the federal courts, 27 percent of all civil filings are by pro se litigants.
In many state courts, the percentage is higher. Transactional lawyers, too, increasingly find themselves negotiating with unrepresented adversaries. In difficult economic times with so many ...